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  2. C0 and C1 control codes - Wikipedia

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    In 1973, ECMA-35 and ISO 2022 [18] attempted to define a method so an 8-bit "extended ASCII" code could be converted to a corresponding 7-bit code, and vice versa. [19] In a 7-bit environment, the Shift Out would change the meaning of the 96 bytes 0x20 through 0x7F [a] [21] (i.e. all but the C0 control codes), to be the characters that an 8-bit environment would print if it used the same code ...

  3. Red Button (digital television) - Wikipedia

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    'Red Button' on a Bush TV remote control. The Red Button is a push-button on the remote control for certain digital television set top boxes in the UK, Australia, Belgium, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and by DirecTV and Comcast in the United States. It is for interactive television services [1] such as BBC Red Button and Astro (Malaysia).

  4. DirecTV satellite fleet - Wikipedia

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    The DirecTV satellite fleet is a group of communications satellites located at various geostationary orbits that DirecTV uses for their satellite television service and HughesNet (formerly known as DirecWAY and DirecPC) internet service. The "DirecTV" prefix in their names has been changed to "T".

  5. Geek Code - Wikipedia

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    The Geek Code, developed in 1993, is a series of letters and symbols used by self-described "geeks" to inform fellow geeks about their personality, appearance, interests, skills, and opinions. The idea is that everything that makes a geek individual can be encoded in a compact format which only other geeks can read.

  6. ZX Spectrum character set - Wikipedia

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    The definition of the main system font, 32 (space) to 127 (copyright), are referenced by the system variable CHARS which can be found at memory address 23606/7 (0x5C36/7). It is defined as 256 bytes lower than the first byte of the space character, simplifying the formula for locating a character to CHARS+8×code point. The CHARS value defaults ...

  7. Media control symbols - Wikipedia

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    To identify the control or the indicator to play the next part and then stop. Record: U+23FA ⏺ #5547 Recording, general: To identify a control to preset or start a recording mode. Eject U+23CF ⏏ #5459 Eject: To identify the control for the eject function. Shuffle U+1F500 🔀 — To randomly play a song from a given list.

  8. Software flow control - Wikipedia

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    Software flow control is a method of flow control used in computer data links, especially RS-232 serial. It uses special codes, transmitted in-band, over the primary communications channel. These codes are generally called XOFF and XON (from "transmit off" and "transmit on", respectively). Thus, "software flow control" is sometimes called "XON ...

  9. DirecTV Stream - Wikipedia

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    DirecTV Stream (formerly DirecTV Now and AT&T TV) is a premium streaming multichannel television service offered in the United States by DirecTV, a joint venture between AT&T (who owns a controlling 70% stake) and TPG Inc. (who owns the remaining 30%).